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Institutional Disability : The Saga of Transportation Policy for the Disabled by Robert A. Katzmann (1986, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBrookings Institution Press

ISBN-100815748337

ISBN-139780815748335

eBay Product ID (ePID)346506

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameInstitutional Disability : the Saga of Transportation Policy for the Disabled

Publication Year1986

SubjectDisability, People with Disabilities, Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Social Science

AuthorRobert A. Katzmann

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN85-073176

SynopsisThis case study of transportation policy for disabled people illustrates the flaws in policymaking that lead many Americans to believe government is not working as it should. Robert A. Katzmann examines the workings of the legislative, administrative, and judicial processes, both separately and in interaction, as he relates the erratic path of transportation policy for the disabled over two decades. An estimated 13.4 million people in this country have difficulty using public transportation, but the federal response to their problems of mobility is of fairly recent vintage, beginning with legislation in the early 1970s. Since then, there have been many twists and turns in policy, involving a wide array of governmental institutions. These constant shifts have confused state and local governments, the transit industry, and the disabled community. Assessing why policy was so erratic, Katzmann concludes that in part the confusion resulted from the inability to choose between conflicting approaches to the problem--one oriented toward the rights of equal access for the disabled, and the other favoring effective mobility by any practical means. In addition, the conflict between these two policy approaches was compounded by increasing fragmentation within and among national institutions.